voip in comment and analysis
CIOs must not fend off risk alone
Comment Is VoIP a viable option when it comes to replacing the PBX? Should IT risk management be the responsibility of the CIO or should it be a company-wide process? Will Sturgeon argues in favour of the latter and discusses the reasons why a chief risk... [10 Jul 2007]
Leader: What can we learn from working at home?
Leader Technologies such as IM, VoIP and VPNs, and kit such as laptops and mobile phones, means few office workers need to be constantly chained to their desk anymore. National Working From Home Day - today - is nearly over for 2007 but it will be... [18 May 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: There's no workplace like home
Comment Just because take-up of faster broadband, mobile email, VoIP and IM has rocketed, doesn't mean these techs are easy to use. Working from home is good for people and good for the planet. But how easy is it for a team to collaborate while everyone's... [17 May 2007]
Brampton Factor: Network convergence is no simple task
Comment It is essential to remember that VoIP services such as Skype calls are not free because bandwidth is never free. Services such as VoIP, Citrix-style thin clients or video are not at all tolerant of low quality networks. [17 Apr 2007]
The dos and don'ts of VoIP security
Comment Though there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Make no mistake, says Anthony Plewes, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers. [04 Apr 2007]
Is Skype secure enough for businesses?
Comment While Skype's strong encryption prevents interception and eavesdropping, the software is still vulnerable to the vishing (phishing scams over VoIP) and social engineering threats that email and telephony also suffer from. [02 Apr 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: What we can learn from the death of T-One
Comment Surely if someone is already paying BT for broadband every month, all VoIP calls should be free. Just as a wave of new converged fixed-mobile services are being announced in the UK, Germany's biggest telco has killed off its own FMC product. [27 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: VoIP reality check
Comment Talk on a fixed-line phone and a mobile - and then try a VoIP call. The arrival of the internet plus Skype and VoIP in general has changed everyone's perception of voice communications. VoIP has near hi-fi quality with bandwidth typically spanning... [26 Mar 2007]
The biggest VoIP security threats - and how to stop them
Comment Worried your VoIP network is not secure? In many cases hiring a consultant to do a VoIP-focused security audit will be money very well spent. NEC has announced a modular tool called VoIP Seal that uses a combination of methods to identify spit. [22 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: CIO innovators - a recent chat
Comment Yes, when it comes to in-flight calls, including VoIP over broadband connections or using BlackBerrys, he's between a rock and a hard place - "50 per cent of our customers would love it, 50 per cent would want to kills us for allowing it", he said. [16 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: No locks?
Comment Come to think of it, this should also apply to mobile phones, PDAs, VoIP handsets, cameras and every other device that can connect to the internet. Right now the many VoIP apps seem particularly vulnerable and should also be shipped with a layer of... [15 Mar 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: How the iPhone changed the world
Comment Mobile operators aren't keen on the devices because they believe the VoIP capabilities will harm their voice revenue. When Apple unveiled the iPhone, it set the whole mobile industry talking - not just about the device but about the unusual... [12 Mar 2007]
VoIP threats to watch out for
Comment If your business uses or is considering rolling out VoIP, you should be aware of the many ways your systems could be compromised. Spit could be generated in a similar way to email spam with botnets targeting millions of VoIP users from compromised... [09 Mar 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 3: Speed and a GSM wristwatch
Comment BT was also out at the show, with CEO Ben Verwaayen preaching convergence and unwrapping new mobile VoIP phones for its FMC customers. It's the second day of the show proper and the crowds at the Fira conference centre are just as large, packing in... [14 Feb 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment Mobile VoIP Mobile VoIP has been garnering more than its fair share of headlines with a flurry of announcements from BT about its Fusion service and from handset manufacturers on the latest dual-mode phones but actual real world deployments of such... [09 Feb 2007]
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